I’ve seen some people try watching a show/movie/etc that has queer rep together with their parents, to see how they react? Like “oh hey, this show is getting really good reviews right now, want to watch it?” as if it’s a total coincidence there’s queer rep in it. But sometimes parents react completely differently when it’s their own kid, in either direction, so it’s maybe not that reliable.
The TV show approach worked well for me. It was a secondary character who wasn’t strictly a token, and so it was easy to bring them up in conversation without asking hard questions directly. But I was always pretty sure my family was cool.
I’ve seen some people try watching a show/movie/etc that has queer rep together with their parents, to see how they react? Like “oh hey, this show is getting really good reviews right now, want to watch it?” as if it’s a total coincidence there’s queer rep in it. But sometimes parents react completely differently when it’s their own kid, in either direction, so it’s maybe not that reliable.
The TV show approach worked well for me. It was a secondary character who wasn’t strictly a token, and so it was easy to bring them up in conversation without asking hard questions directly. But I was always pretty sure my family was cool.